Methods and apparatus for enhancing electronic presentations with location information

Abstract

A system and method for communicating a multimedia presentation between a presenter and an audience is described. Services provided via a network facilitate the communication, and include real-time determination of remaining portions of a presentation responsive to “on the fly” presentation modifications, automated filtering and prioritization of audience feedback to a presenter, and integration with one or more customer data resources.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A computer-implemented method for electronically providing one or more electronic presentations corresponding to one or more multimedia presentations, the computer-implemented method comprising:
 providing an audience interface to a wireless handheld audience device via a network wherein the audience interface is capable of rendering at least one electronic presentation; 
 receiving from the wireless handheld audience device, information relating to a first location corresponding to the wireless handheld audience device via the network, and in response, selecting a first multimedia presentation; 
 transmitting a portion of the first multimedia presentation to the wireless handheld audience device via the network; 
 receiving from the wireless handheld audience device, information relating to a second location corresponding to the wireless handheld audience device via the network, and in response, selecting a second multimedia presentation; 
 transmitting a portion of the second multimedia presentation to the wireless handheld audience device via the network; 
 rendering to the wireless handheld audience device a first electronic presentation comprising a first visual component corresponding to the first multimedia presentation, and a second electronic presentation comprising a second visual component corresponding to the second multimedia presentation; 
 associating the first visual component with a first display area on the wireless handheld audience device in response to receiving the information relating to the first location, and associating the first visual component with a second display area on the wireless handheld audience device in response to receiving the information relating to the second location, wherein the first and second display areas respectively have a first size and a second size; 
 associating the second visual component with the first display area on the wireless handheld audience device in response to receiving information relating to the second location; and 
 receiving a command from the wireless handheld audience device, and responsive to the command, transposing the first and second sizes respectively between the first and second display areas. 
 
     
     
       2. The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the first electronic presentation further comprises a first aural component corresponding to the first multimedia presentation. 
     
     
       3. The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the first electronic presentation further comprises a first aural component corresponding to the second multimedia presentation. 
     
     
       4. The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second display areas overlap. 
     
     
       5. The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving a second command from the wireless handheld audience device, and responsive to the second command, transposing the first and second visual components respectively between the first and second display areas. 
     
     
       6. The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing a presenter interface to a wireless handheld presenter device via the network, and transmitting an alert corresponding to the second location of the wireless handheld audience device to the presenter interface via the network. 
     
     
       7. The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising associating data corresponding to the second location of the wireless handheld audience device with a customer data record.